weekday

Everyday

1. Any day of the week except Saturday and Sunday: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. tree →
2. (adjective) Happening on those days: a weekday timetable. tree →
3. (weekdays, adverb) On weekdays, most weekdays: the shop opens at nine weekdays (mostly US). tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life most children go to school on weekdays and have the weekend off; timetables, bus times and shop hours often differ on weekdays. In maths there are 5 weekdays in a week, so problems ask how many weekdays are in two weeks (10) or how much is spent each weekday. Phrases: on weekdays, every weekday, weekday mornings.

Examples

• I go to school on weekdays. tree →
• The bus comes every 15 minutes on weekdays. tree →
• On weekday mornings we eat breakfast quickly. tree →
• There are 5 weekdays in a week and 2 weekend days. tree →
• If I read 20 pages each weekday, I read 100 pages in a week. tree →
• The pool is quieter on a weekday. tree →
• (US) The library is open 9 to 5 weekdays. tree →

Note

Countable: a weekday, weekdays. Opposite: the weekend (Saturday and Sunday). Maths trap: "each day" is 7 days a week but "each weekday" is only 5. In some countries the working week is different, but in English-speaking countries weekdays are Monday to Friday.